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Orange County Board of Commissioners Action Agenda Item Abstract Meeting Date: February 16, 1999 Action Agenda Item No. g-h Subject: Re-establish Grant-Funded Deputy Sheriff I Position Department: Sheriff Public Hearing: Yes No X Budget Amendment Needed: Yes X No Attachment(s): Information Contact: Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, Extension 2900 Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director Extension 2550 Telephone Number: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 Purpose: To re-establish a permanent full-time Deputy Sheriff I position (1.0 full time equivalent) to be funded from grant funds received from the U. S. Department of Justice. Background: During the 1998-99 budget process, a permanent full-time grant funded Deputy Sheriff I position in the Sheriffs Department was eliminated because the grant funds had ended. The 1.0 full time equivalent for the position was deleted from the budget. This position was the original COPSFAST position. The responsibilities of this position are patrol duties. The U.S. Department of Justice recently notified the Sheriffs Department that it has approved a continuation grant to partially offset the costs associated with the eliminated position. The salary and benefit costs of the position total about $36,000 annually. The Department of Justice approved continuation funds of $15,000. This fully funds the position through the remainder of the 1998-99 fiscal year. During the course of the budget process for fiscal year 1999-00, the Sheriff plans to propose the County assume funding for the position in that fiscal year, when the grant funds will end. That position request will be addressed by Commissioners along with other position requests in the budget process for 1999-00.